My five-year-old is in half day kindergarten. When I go pick
him up the three-year-old preschoolers are out on the playground. I like to get
there a little early and watch them. They run around, literally in a circle
around the playground, shrieking, laughing and just enjoying life. It’s very
apparent that they are happy. Sure, sometimes they get hurt, or someone does
something mean. They cry for a moment, then, miraculously, they get over it and
move on to running around, shrieking and laughing again. Their emotions are so
pure and unpolluted.
I need this daily jolt of pure joy. I need the reminder to
live in the moment, to enjoy everything. How easily they get over trials and
forgive others. I need to not let stress or worry take away my happiness. I
shouldn’t even let my goals get in the way of enjoying the journey.
So, here’s to being joyful, to enjoying the moment, and not
letting darkness rule the world.
